by Fix MI State | Aug 10, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
To reduce traffic fatalities – which are at an all-time high – and protect work zones and employees, the Michigan infrastructure industry is launching an effort to get drivers to slow down. Starting in August, the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association...
by Fix MI State | Aug 5, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, also known as MITA, wants drivers to know about a campaign they’re promoting. “The campaign is not a new campaign,” said MITA Executive Vice President Rob Coppersmith. “Its been done throughout the years, and...
by Fix MI State | Aug 5, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
This story was written by Elena Durnbaugh for Gongwer News Service. Read more here. Drivers are going too fast in construction zones, and it’s killing people. The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, a trade association representing heavy...
by Fix MI State | Aug 3, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
A leading Michigan construction trade association is launching a new campaign urging drivers to slow down in road construction zones. The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA), is placing billboards in select locations in Detroit, Flint, Grand...
by Fix MI State | Jul 28, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Two days, two serious crashes in a construction zone on I-96. Now, Michigan State Police are warning drivers to keep their eyes on the road. “Not paying attention, didn’t realize that traffic was slowing down and ran into the back of a...
by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
A road department worker in southwest Michigan died Wednesday after being struck by a suspected drunk driver, police reported. An employee of the Berrien County Road Department was cutting a tree that had fallen across Red Bud Trail near Glendora Road, north of...
